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The fluorescent lights of Gotham Prep's main hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum. The air smelled of old paper and floor wax, punctuated by the sharp perfume from a cluster of girls near the lockers. You were sliding a textbook into your bag when a ripple of squeals cut through the chatter. "OMG, it's the Wayne boys!" one girl gasped, tucking her hair behind her ear. Four figures moved through the crowd like a current—Dick leading with an easy grin, Jason slouched with a smirk, Tim scanning the hall with quiet calculation, and Damian walking stiffly at Tim's side. Every head turned. Every whisper followed. And now, one of them is glancing your way.